{"id":9047,"date":"2016-10-14T16:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T16:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/?p=9047"},"modified":"2025-02-20T14:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T14:50:36","slug":"strangest-technology-based-sports","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/strangest-technology-based-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"The World’s Strangest Technology Based Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"
The world of sport is as varied as any area of our lives, even more so than some. More and more people are getting off the sofa and getting involved in sport.\n
Here we\u2019re going to look at 5 of the world\u2019s strangest technology based sports.\n
I\u2019m sure there are many more out there, but these are 5 that I personally think would be good fun to join in with.\n
They’re also the ones that use technology in some of the most innovative and interesting ways.\n
Segway Polo\n
The official governing body for this sport that spans across the world from the US and Barbados to the UK and Lebanon is the ISPA, or the International Segway Polo Association.\n
The rules of the game are adapted from other more conventional polo games like horse and bicycle.\n
With 4 8-minute sections, or chukkers, in a game, the aim is to use your mallet to knock the ball into the goal, any goals unless accidental cannot be scored off anything other than the mallet.\n
The field measures in at 200 feet (61 meters) by 128 feet (39 meters) with the goal being 8 feet (2.4 meters) wide by 5 feet (1.5 meters) high with a safety zone around the border.\n
According to the ispa website, the most recent winner of the WOZ Challenge Cup is Barbados.\n